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we do at our department of education three webinars a week for educators on how to do distance learning, as we shift back to in-classroom instruction we will also make adjustments on how we support educators going forward. >> i know your office has been working with big tech companies to google to ensure kids get chrome books. i'm getting a question from edward who wants to know do we get to keep those chrome books? >> that's my goal. you know, to me this pandemic has exposed something really embarrassing about california. that with all of our resources and access to technology we have a million you students who don't have access to the internet. i think that's unacceptable. so as we help students get tools to be able to respond successfully during the pandemic, we're trying to overreach and say let's use our response in a way where we once and for all close the digital divide so all of our students have access to a computer, and we want internet connectivity to flow like electricity. so to me that means if you really want to close the divide, students should be able to keep those compu
we do at our department of education three webinars a week for educators on how to do distance learning, as we shift back to in-classroom instruction we will also make adjustments on how we support educators going forward. >> i know your office has been working with big tech companies to google to ensure kids get chrome books. i'm getting a question from edward who wants to know do we get to keep those chrome books? >> that's my goal. you know, to me this pandemic has exposed...
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at the total student, the kind of traditional education and the mad concern education we need. this become talks about the drill, drill, drill, bubble test. life is not a bubble test. "no child left behind" set absolute standards that kept labeling schools and parents and teachers as failures. we need to set targets that are more rounded, and inside of the reauthorization, we should have career education, and 21st 21st century skills, creative thinking skills, the ability to analyze data, the ability to be analytical and creative, which is at the heart of the invention and greatness of silicon valley and the economy of california. we should also have -- i'd like to rename it as the preschool, elementary and sed dear education act because i hope the federal government sets a robust target for us to match as state and local school districts to make sure our three and four-year-olds have the high-quality preschool experience, coupled with high-quality child care we know leads to success. we know leads to greater graduation rates. college-going rates, less crimes. so that investmen
at the total student, the kind of traditional education and the mad concern education we need. this become talks about the drill, drill, drill, bubble test. life is not a bubble test. "no child left behind" set absolute standards that kept labeling schools and parents and teachers as failures. we need to set targets that are more rounded, and inside of the reauthorization, we should have career education, and 21st 21st century skills, creative thinking skills, the ability to analyze...
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we need to focus on education and recommit public education, education for all. so it's not about the money. it really isn't. >> eric: we need to take another break right now. we'll male announcer ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. >> eric: welcome back to beyond the headlines, i'm eric thomas for this week's special edition. we're talking about challenges and opportunities in the african-american community. a nonprofit group is guiding dozens of people hoping to become the next wave of oakland teachers. they are diverse group which as lilian kim tells us is the whole idea. >> reporter: these are aspiring teachers getting a crash course on what is it's going to take a job in the oakland unified school teacher. most are minorit
we need to focus on education and recommit public education, education for all. so it's not about the money. it really isn't. >> eric: we need to take another break right now. we'll male announcer ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a...
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education? >> education. unfortunately we don't do enough health education. take any major, when did you see anybody from the department of agriculture, this is really good for you. eating fresh vegetables and so on. in that sense, the private sector has been probably better at health education than we have in the public sector in that regards despite a lot of passengers with diets and schools and so on. it's not a consistent message. >> reporter: next our guests will talk about the economy, what are the biggest concerns facing the latino community and what is being done about it. we'll be right back with more "beyond the headlines." >> reporter: welcome back to "beyond the headlines," i'm lyanne melendez. you are watching a special edition in celebration of hispanic heritage month. our next topic is the economy, jobs. now according to the u.s. department of labor, the august report of the unemployment rate of latinos reached 10.3%, that is more than 2% higher than the national average. can i ask you all how we can explain those numbers? >> this recession has
education? >> education. unfortunately we don't do enough health education. take any major, when did you see anybody from the department of agriculture, this is really good for you. eating fresh vegetables and so on. in that sense, the private sector has been probably better at health education than we have in the public sector in that regards despite a lot of passengers with diets and schools and so on. it's not a consistent message. >> reporter: next our guests will talk about the...
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>> people of california support higher education always have. and the more that that higher education system looks like the people of california, the deeper and stronger support for that system will be. we are committed to excellence and everyone that comes through gets an outstanding education and the proof is in the pudding. that's why we have significant support and californians will be investing in the future. higher education is essential. >> thank you so this is a long process. take care. >> okay. >>> and we are back. thanks, so much for joining us on this interactive show getting answers. hopefully, you learned a little more about covid-19 today this huge spike and an excellent panel break down informative action. we will be here >>> tonight, the coronavirus worsening. several states setting daily records. and tonight, texas now hitting pause on its reopening. what florida's governor said late today. and tonight, the alarming numbers now out. the dire prediction just how many americans could really be infected. cases tonight surging in mo
>> people of california support higher education always have. and the more that that higher education system looks like the people of california, the deeper and stronger support for that system will be. we are committed to excellence and everyone that comes through gets an outstanding education and the proof is in the pudding. that's why we have significant support and californians will be investing in the future. higher education is essential. >> thank you so this is a long...
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it is hurting them, but educating them, educating the public of california and this entire country because what is happening right now here is going to affect the entire nation. kristen: professor -- >> [indiscernible] this country is broken. kristen: not all professors are withholding grades. maybe they are shortening exams or simplifying them or making them remote, lots of things going on, and none are ideal options, but i want to ask you how have you tried to make up for the education part of it? you were talking about how a lot of the students come from backgrounds where the families that struggled to put them at a university california school. are they getting their money's worth now? >> i do think that they are getting their money's worth in some way, in the way that i described in terms of this being an educational moment, but i think, yes, they are not getting their money's worth but that's not our responsibility. that is the responsibility of the university of california. the nurse of california sitting on an $18 billion endowment, and yet those central to the undergraduate educat
it is hurting them, but educating them, educating the public of california and this entire country because what is happening right now here is going to affect the entire nation. kristen: professor -- >> [indiscernible] this country is broken. kristen: not all professors are withholding grades. maybe they are shortening exams or simplifying them or making them remote, lots of things going on, and none are ideal options, but i want to ask you how have you tried to make up for the education...
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a stunning report from august says america's education system is failing boys in the community. fewer than half graduate from school of african-american males. 78% of the white counterparts graduated from high school. cecilia vega takes a closer look at the report and filed this report back in august about why so bay area educators are not surprised by the results. >> there is a crisis in the classroom. >> there is a crisis in oakland schools, the graduation wait for black students is just shy of 50%. for other races it's 70%. why black students in this largely african-american city is not graduating is one of the problems principals are solutio. they now have a goal. >> we're saying in the next four years, we have to double the graduation rate for african-american males. >> a new study found that oakland is hardly alone. schools around the country are failing black males. nationally the graduation rate for black high school boys is just 47%. in california the numbers are only slightly better. a 54% graduation rate for african-american males. 78% for whites. males in new york an
a stunning report from august says america's education system is failing boys in the community. fewer than half graduate from school of african-american males. 78% of the white counterparts graduated from high school. cecilia vega takes a closer look at the report and filed this report back in august about why so bay area educators are not surprised by the results. >> there is a crisis in the classroom. >> there is a crisis in oakland schools, the graduation wait for black students...
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your thoughts about the education and the value we put on it. >> you can't go anywhere without an education. it's just a flat-line, basic way that we start dividing different classes of people. and it's sad to say, but it's true -- without that education, you don't even get in through the door. although there's a lot of entrepreneurs coming up, but it's about the education for most of our black and brown kids that will stop them from being able to excel in any career path. so you have to have that education. and i remember when i was at lowell high school, i went to j. eugene mcateer at first, and i didn't want anyone to know i was smart. you know, i would try to keep myself under the radar because, as a black culture, we don't appreciate that intelligence. and there's a lot of smart kids that doesn't want anyone to know that they have intelligence like that, and it's sad. >> yeah, it is sad. you know, in law enforcement, it strikes me that what i've observed over the years is when i was young, a high school education could get you into a police department. you can't get into a california p
your thoughts about the education and the value we put on it. >> you can't go anywhere without an education. it's just a flat-line, basic way that we start dividing different classes of people. and it's sad to say, but it's true -- without that education, you don't even get in through the door. although there's a lot of entrepreneurs coming up, but it's about the education for most of our black and brown kids that will stop them from being able to excel in any career path. so you have to...
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we provide the required number of minutes for physical education. in my opinion, it should be more than that. afterschool programs have physical every single day. we have an afterschool program in every school k-8. we even offer a crew. we are the only where we have a male and female crew team. >> cheryl: you talked about your parents being supportive. would you recommend that for other school districts? >> i think it's important for the school to have a partnership with parents. to involve parents in the school plan and funding patterns. it's important for parents to support their school. >> cheryl: thank you so much for your time. we have to take another break. when we come back we're going to hear about one person [ man ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint ofiber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tel why don't i just eat this bag? and how can you talk to me about fiber when you are eating a candybar. you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer
we provide the required number of minutes for physical education. in my opinion, it should be more than that. afterschool programs have physical every single day. we have an afterschool program in every school k-8. we even offer a crew. we are the only where we have a male and female crew team. >> cheryl: you talked about your parents being supportive. would you recommend that for other school districts? >> i think it's important for the school to have a partnership with parents. to...
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our education week continues tomorrow. we'll be here every weekday at 3:00 on air and on live stream answering your questions. so i will >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the storm that slammed into the east as a hurricane, then tracked nortd. tonight, it has been deadly. millions without power in the middle of this pandemic. the deadly storm slamiming ashoe overnight, roaring up the east coast all day today. washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york city. homes catching fire. a tornado outbreak across several states. homes destroyed. a motherer in the bathtub. they survived. the high water rescues tonight. drivers on their cars. in new york city, a 60-year-old man killed when a tree fell on his car. and the danger tonight. the downed power lines. the explosions. one right near our reporter in the middle of her interview. and where the storm is right now. >>> we're also following a majos
our education week continues tomorrow. we'll be here every weekday at 3:00 on air and on live stream answering your questions. so i will >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the storm that slammed into the east as a hurricane, then tracked nortd. tonight, it has been deadly. millions without power in the middle of this pandemic. the deadly storm slamiming ashoe overnight, roaring up the east coast all day today. washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york city....
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the state board of education and support from the california board of education creates standards, with 10,000 schools, it's ultimately up to the school district to make the decision about the final curriculum that gets used. we are talking about the contributions of various ethnic groups. we have a curriculum to talk about ethnic studies and the contributions of african americans and latinos. we're working on this in real time and there is actually a bill that would make it a graduation requirement. but again, it's ultimately up to the local school district to make sure there is a good content. we got to do more and the contributions that have been made. if you make a curriculum and don't back it up with the resources to teach kids examples, you might as well have not passed it. so that's where we are right now in this state is we will work with the districts. as i mentioned, we're working on this ethics curriculum we think there is enough to support this from an educational lens. >> over on we are coming back on air. >> yes, ma'am. >> we are back with state school superintendent tony
the state board of education and support from the california board of education creates standards, with 10,000 schools, it's ultimately up to the school district to make the decision about the final curriculum that gets used. we are talking about the contributions of various ethnic groups. we have a curriculum to talk about ethnic studies and the contributions of african americans and latinos. we're working on this in real time and there is actually a bill that would make it a graduation...
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most of them girls who dared to get an education. which are which are. >> reporter: in afghanistan, even that can get you killed. in a war without boundaries. once again the country risks a descent into chaos. four bombings in just ten days pulling at the seams of a fragile nation. >> it's a devastating situation for a woman and girls in afghanistan. especially for those who actually stood with these common values of democracy, education, liberties. >> reporter: it's been said many times that afghanistan is the graveyard of empires, but more accurately, it's the land of graveyards. america and afghanistan were joined at the hip by the events of 9/11. but as america plans to leave, 20 years on, it's the afghans who have done most of the suffering, most of the dying, and there's a real sense of foreboding about what the future now brings. every face tells a story. a life cut short. a dream unfulfilled. just some of the thousands who perished in terrorist attacks. this is the reality of afghanistan. another attack. another cycle of sorr
most of them girls who dared to get an education. which are which are. >> reporter: in afghanistan, even that can get you killed. in a war without boundaries. once again the country risks a descent into chaos. four bombings in just ten days pulling at the seams of a fragile nation. >> it's a devastating situation for a woman and girls in afghanistan. especially for those who actually stood with these common values of democracy, education, liberties. >> reporter: it's been said...
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(soft music) ♪ education area a new study taking a look at these -- and education. a new study taking a look at these three. it is called a portrait of california. it comes from researchers at measure of america. the study provides a detailed picture of the well-being of california residents broken down by race, ethnicity, and gender. join us to talk about the findings from among asian americans specifically, the director of major -- measure of america kristin lewis. our staff you. that's is nice to have you. -- nice to have you. >> thank you for having me on. >> talk to me about the study and what it sets out to do. >> measure of america is a project of the century old social science research council - that aims to mobilize social science for the public good. our public in particular help ask the nation how it is progressing by focusing on indicators about regular people rather than focus on economic indicators that we typically see with a focus on gdp. the way we do that is we use the american human development index which is a composite measure of well-being. it
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even partnered with google for education in a non-traditional sense, because it's educating certain leaders in philanthropy on how to prop up some of their organizations. so business skills, if you will, right? >> right. so we are extremely excited at the latino community foundation to launch the first ever latino nonprofit accelerator in the state. for us, the main goal is to stand beside our leaders working on the front lines with a family day after day and to give them true ownership about their own strategy, about the future of their organizations. they already create amazing impact within their communities, and they often do it in a shoe-string budget, right? so with the accelerator, we'll give them funds, we'll give them one-on-one coaching with a fundraising specialist, and we'll also help them with their marketing, right? and overall, it will be also a leadership development, a cohort learning experience for the leaders that are already amazing, and we're just so proud to stand beside them, right? and we're even more excited to have google.org be a supporter of our accelerator. >> o
even partnered with google for education in a non-traditional sense, because it's educating certain leaders in philanthropy on how to prop up some of their organizations. so business skills, if you will, right? >> right. so we are extremely excited at the latino community foundation to launch the first ever latino nonprofit accelerator in the state. for us, the main goal is to stand beside our leaders working on the front lines with a family day after day and to give them true ownership...
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i still believe education is the great equalizer. i believe that in this country you have tremendous opportunity. >> reporter: but many are wondering if that opportunity is available to all. the biden administration's fix for the system has focused on forgiving student debt. >> we will forgive $10,000 in outstanding federal student loans. >> reporter: but at the heart of the college crisis, students are trying to avoid that debt in the first place. back in 1963, it cost about $8,000 per year in today's money to attend a four-year public institution, and a little over $15,000 to go to a private school. fast forward to 2022, those public schools now averaging more than $20,000 a year, with private universities ballooning to over $45,000 a year. it's led more than 40 million adults to take on staggering debt, owing $1.6 trillion to the education department. sarah harborson a former college admissions counselor says schools are driving up costs to compete for applicants. >> they have buildings that need to be renovated or replaced. facil
i still believe education is the great equalizer. i believe that in this country you have tremendous opportunity. >> reporter: but many are wondering if that opportunity is available to all. the biden administration's fix for the system has focused on forgiving student debt. >> we will forgive $10,000 in outstanding federal student loans. >> reporter: but at the heart of the college crisis, students are trying to avoid that debt in the first place. back in 1963, it cost about...
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but mioshi johnson says this kind of education is crucial. her 14-year-old son chris was sold in a virtual snapchat slave auction by some classmates. the school expelled the students involved but called the incident cyberbullying, not racism. >> the e-mail put out called the incident cyberbullying and harassment. it made it so that people didn't know what really happened, so there was no conversation about how egregious it was. it was no conversation about the direct racism that it was. >> reporter: the school superintendent later acknowledged mioshi's concerns and called the incident racial harassment. mioshi says that incorporating the ideas of critical race theory gives students a fuller picture. >> me personally, i don't see crt as being something terrible. i don't see it being a blame game, shame you type of theory. i believe that it's telling the whole entire story. parts of the story that people aren't learning anymore, will probably never hear about if, you know, people aren't teaching it. when you know the whole story from the histor
but mioshi johnson says this kind of education is crucial. her 14-year-old son chris was sold in a virtual snapchat slave auction by some classmates. the school expelled the students involved but called the incident cyberbullying, not racism. >> the e-mail put out called the incident cyberbullying and harassment. it made it so that people didn't know what really happened, so there was no conversation about how egregious it was. it was no conversation about the direct racism that it was....
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you zront a state unless there is education. i think jerry brown recognizes that and i think is acting on that. >> the governor says he expects educators and parents to rally behind him to help gather support for a $12 billion hiblg. a room -- education trust west a group says voters will also want other guarantee autos if they're going to pass a proposition for more money to schools they're going to pass good policies to fix our school system autos but there is no good news for higher education, but drastic cuts there. today, the uc president gave 10 chancellors budget reduction targets, they'll report to him in six weeks. he said he'll try to avoid a fee krins but cannot fully commit to this, the board imposed furlough days for employees. there may be talk of that, again. >> the furlough program last aid year but there is nothing off the table. >> students expect their tuition to increase. >> irritating and. >> it's frustrating. >> college is a business. it's unfortunate to look at it that way and unfortunate to be that way. >
you zront a state unless there is education. i think jerry brown recognizes that and i think is acting on that. >> the governor says he expects educators and parents to rally behind him to help gather support for a $12 billion hiblg. a room -- education trust west a group says voters will also want other guarantee autos if they're going to pass a proposition for more money to schools they're going to pass good policies to fix our school system autos but there is no good news for higher...
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they are our most power feful weapon, education is the only solution, education first. thank you. >> next, in search of answers. other voices on malala. >> i think she is not wise. i think she is ♪ [ male announcer ] let's go places. but let's be ready. ♪ let's do our homework. ♪ let's look out for each other. let's look both ways before crossing. ♪ let's remember what's important. let's be optimistic. but just in case -- let's be ready. toyota. let's go places, safely. lslslshire farm in case -- let's be ready. spice is the spice of life. that's why our craftsmen seasoned every sausage perfectly. so you can coax out great flavor effortlessly. hillshire farm beacuse it's worth doing right. i want you to be kind.ff i want you to be smart. super smart. i want one thing in a doctor. i want you to be handsome. i want you to be awesome. i don't want you to look at the chart before you say hi...david. i want you to return my emails. i want you to keep me doing this for another sixty years. at kaiser permanente, we want you to choose the doctor that's right for you. fi
they are our most power feful weapon, education is the only solution, education first. thank you. >> next, in search of answers. other voices on malala. >> i think she is not wise. i think she is ♪ [ male announcer ] let's go places. but let's be ready. ♪ let's do our homework. ♪ let's look out for each other. let's look both ways before crossing. ♪ let's remember what's important. let's be optimistic. but just in case -- let's be ready. toyota. let's go places, safely....
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as lisa reports it is all to protect k through 12 education. l. >>reporter: tonight san jose unified school board meeting the focus was on a money grab. superintendent want to take money away from the district metropolitan adult education program. or metro ed and use it instead to fund more progra programs for children. >> state legislature has put us in the position where we have to eat our own. >>reporter: two years ago the state gave control of adult education funding which used to be protected money to the school board. now if the district needs that money it can take it. parent and student of all ages sounded off about which group should get financial priority. >> i do request on their behalf that you allow adult education services to remain. >> i urge you to please vote for the staff recommendation to shift the fund. >> reporter: san jose unified want 3.6 million of metro ed 5.4 million dollar budget. the money would restore furlough day. reinstate summer school and help at risk middle school students. >> unfair to adult education. many defi
as lisa reports it is all to protect k through 12 education. l. >>reporter: tonight san jose unified school board meeting the focus was on a money grab. superintendent want to take money away from the district metropolitan adult education program. or metro ed and use it instead to fund more progra programs for children. >> state legislature has put us in the position where we have to eat our own. >>reporter: two years ago the state gave control of adult education funding which...
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those things in public education have gone away. they not only have looked towards creating future audience for the professional theater but they contribute to a kind of intellectual awakening and planting a little seed of curiosity. everyone can appreciate the beauty of the language. it is sometimes better to hear it than it is to read it. and that first experience in the theater can be so important in terms of the intellectual -- the formation of the intellect of a child. and so i think -- i would like to see public education begin to put money back into those things. i know that's a tall order. that's asking for a lot. but it isn't just because i'm in the theater, but because having raised children and having grandchildren myself, i understand the importance of that and the will the he intelll development of a child. >> speaking of money, one of the biggest parts of your money is you have grants. how are you trying to affect law enforcement across the country by where you put that money and how you get people to agree to do certa
those things in public education have gone away. they not only have looked towards creating future audience for the professional theater but they contribute to a kind of intellectual awakening and planting a little seed of curiosity. everyone can appreciate the beauty of the language. it is sometimes better to hear it than it is to read it. and that first experience in the theater can be so important in terms of the intellectual -- the formation of the intellect of a child. and so i think -- i...
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chemistry, physics, math, languages, particularly special education. they do not believe in differentiating salaries, they believed that everybody is a teacher, everybody should be paid the same. >> we reached out to the oakland education association and here is what they told us. gonzalez will not be missed, we hope they know director will listen to and keep their commitments to district six students and families rather than closing their schools. what a some school board members told me is that we have lost the ability to agree to disagree. they claimed that if you disagree, you are often told you are wrong and end of discussion. you are labeled a racist. she says it is hard to make any progress for students under those specific conditions. >> very complicated. stanford nurses are excited to return to work after approving a new contract over the weekend. the union says 83% of members approve the contract. the deal includes a 7% wage increase this year along with another 5% next april. the additional week of vacation, nurses went on strike at the chil
chemistry, physics, math, languages, particularly special education. they do not believe in differentiating salaries, they believed that everybody is a teacher, everybody should be paid the same. >> we reached out to the oakland education association and here is what they told us. gonzalez will not be missed, we hope they know director will listen to and keep their commitments to district six students and families rather than closing their schools. what a some school board members told me...
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and so we have an opportunity using education to counter that. always glad to come on your show, kristen. thank you for spreading the word and keeping people informed. thanks so much. >> thanks, tony. tadrend llhat is that grimgts reform was one of the issues president biden promised to handle if he were elected. now we have an official bill from congress, the citizenship act of 2021. and joining us to talk about what it covers is the bill's cosponsor south bay congresswoman zoe lofgren. representative, thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> this is a sweeping piece of immigration legislation that offers a path to citizenship for 11 million people. give us the details. >> well, that's something that everybody is focused on. but the bill does much more than that. everything from letting the dreamers -- young people brought here as children, get right with the law and be able to come out and fully contribute to their country, to legalizing the farm workers, if it weren't for them we would not be getting fruits and vegetables in our s
and so we have an opportunity using education to counter that. always glad to come on your show, kristen. thank you for spreading the word and keeping people informed. thanks so much. >> thanks, tony. tadrend llhat is that grimgts reform was one of the issues president biden promised to handle if he were elected. now we have an official bill from congress, the citizenship act of 2021. and joining us to talk about what it covers is the bill's cosponsor south bay congresswoman zoe lofgren....
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. >> and education which is a big thing for you, steve. how important is it that we look at the differences within the diverse group. when you say asian, it's stories of success in terms of higher education, but when you break it down further things start to change? >> i think it's important when we look at data to look at all the data. we're missing communities that are really in need. for example, for every successful start-up by color, there is -- every successful merit scholar there is a brother and sister trying to get back pab bie in the classroom. there is an importance in getting the data out. but also that we're all a community. that is very important. >> we are all familiar with minority look but not everyone is. it's the notion that asian-american immigrants don't face the same problems that other immigrant groups do. >> absolutely. it's the concept that asians are type. they are doing well. they don't knee resources and they don't need public investments and that is not true. public health, for example and police services. know
. >> and education which is a big thing for you, steve. how important is it that we look at the differences within the diverse group. when you say asian, it's stories of success in terms of higher education, but when you break it down further things start to change? >> i think it's important when we look at data to look at all the data. we're missing communities that are really in need. for example, for every successful start-up by color, there is -- every successful merit scholar...
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anna, you think our education system could use strengthening in this country? >> i think we have a great education system in the u.s., however, i do feel at times it falls into a rut. and i think where education could really benefit is to open up the creativity of the student and let the students take more of an active role in what they are doing and what they are studying. >> kristen: does that mean through a test? >> not necessarily through a test but letting them design their curriculum for example or living parameters but letting them take more 6 an active role, more of a creative role. creative doesn't necessarily mean the arts. it doesn't have to be music, painting and arts. it can be creative in science and all those other subjects. getting the kids to be more pro-act and interactive. >> kristen: are you seeing the opportunities in chinatown for the urban kids? >> yes, but a totally different way. i started a club, alleyway, kids that grew up in neighborhoods, what do you want to change in chinatown? they say we hate our alleys. so they came up with a pr
anna, you think our education system could use strengthening in this country? >> i think we have a great education system in the u.s., however, i do feel at times it falls into a rut. and i think where education could really benefit is to open up the creativity of the student and let the students take more of an active role in what they are doing and what they are studying. >> kristen: does that mean through a test? >> not necessarily through a test but letting them design...
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>> an education. and no regrets. >> reporter: no regrets it's bea about celebrating their 40th anniversary in hawaii. >> can you believe that? actually, i said to sharon, where did the time go? >> when i met him, when i was 18, and i'm 70 next month. so he's been -- get off, you. >> i made a lot of mistakes during these 40 years. we all have. but i can honestly say, i've only ever had one love in my life, really. that's my wife sharon. >> reporter: with son jack and his four kids stateside, daughter kelly expecting this fall, it's more "see ya later" than "farewell." with ozzy eager to get back on stage and do what he's done for more than 50 years. what do you want your fans to know about how you are now and what you imagine going forward? >> don't give up. when i retire, i mean, i'll hear the sound of soil going on me. you ain't going to see the last of me yet. >> our thanks to chris. ozzy takes the stage tomorrow night at sofi stadium in l.a. he performs during halftime as the nfl season kicks off.
>> an education. and no regrets. >> reporter: no regrets it's bea about celebrating their 40th anniversary in hawaii. >> can you believe that? actually, i said to sharon, where did the time go? >> when i met him, when i was 18, and i'm 70 next month. so he's been -- get off, you. >> i made a lot of mistakes during these 40 years. we all have. but i can honestly say, i've only ever had one love in my life, really. that's my wife sharon. >> reporter: with son...
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who runs education in california? is it the governor? maybe it's the secretary of education? maybe it's the superintendent of public instruction? maybe it's the local school board. no one knows. we have a large code. so that is one of the things that bothers me most of the. that is why proposition 14 was one of the most important things we can do so we can put reasonable legislators in office so they can on k-12. we can stimulate the economy to create more jobs. unfortunately education is the biggest line item in the budget and last year, we looked at some reductions, after we made some reductions, my opponent and campaigned, i supported those reductions and i support proposition 1 a through 1-f. you can't have it both ways when you are plague applying for the office of the lieutenant governor for the great state of california. as we move forward, i really believe that obviously our governor that we have today and the legislature has really worked hard to reform and improve k-12. it's been difficult because the legislature has been so partisan and harsh. that is why we reform
who runs education in california? is it the governor? maybe it's the secretary of education? maybe it's the superintendent of public instruction? maybe it's the local school board. no one knows. we have a large code. so that is one of the things that bothers me most of the. that is why proposition 14 was one of the most important things we can do so we can put reasonable legislators in office so they can on k-12. we can stimulate the economy to create more jobs. unfortunately education is the...
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the lives changed by pursuing higher education in prison. >> i feel like education helped me gain the power to break free from shackles of ignorance. >> how infusion of federal dollars is reshaping life behind bars and possibly communities. >> that means there are fewer crime victims. there are more people living freely in the community. >> why some say it's a bad idea. what do you say to people who say, well, should we be giving federal money to people who are in prison? >>> and >> breaking in the chips is going t going. >> from scandal to playing roxie on broadway. >> roxie is very sexy. she never gives up. and neither do i. >> how the role overlaps with her life as a reality tv star and her take on all of the exposure. >> what do you say to the naysayers out there, the haters out there saying it's too much? >> juju: "nightline" will be right back. the gordon home. g around good thing gertrude found delsym. now what's going around is 12-hour cough relief. and the giggles. the family that takes delsym together, feels better together. nature's bounty hair growth. help grow thicker, fu
the lives changed by pursuing higher education in prison. >> i feel like education helped me gain the power to break free from shackles of ignorance. >> how infusion of federal dollars is reshaping life behind bars and possibly communities. >> that means there are fewer crime victims. there are more people living freely in the community. >> why some say it's a bad idea. what do you say to people who say, well, should we be giving federal money to people who are in...
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nothing about this that is easy but i have to commend those students and educators and school staff and families who are just leaning in, trying to make the most of the situation that we're in. >> yeah, you're right. that wildfire interruption, that is so difficult. i do want to ask you, synchronized learning seems to be going well. that seems to be the consensus. what do you think hasn't gone as well? if that's the good, which is everybody's doing a lot more synchronous, then what is the bad? >> one of the weeks when the wildfire has started, we got word from a lot of districts in the state they couldn't get zoom to work and there was some kind of a worldwide issue with zoom. so sometimes the devices or i should say internet or zoom has been unreliable at times. sometimes there's hot spots that don't work and i've heard those kind of complaints. i think everyone is trying to figure out, you know, a lot of schools are set up, students are in school and distance learning from say, 10:00 to 3:00 and some of that time is live instruction and some is in the breakout groups. i hear teachers
nothing about this that is easy but i have to commend those students and educators and school staff and families who are just leaning in, trying to make the most of the situation that we're in. >> yeah, you're right. that wildfire interruption, that is so difficult. i do want to ask you, synchronized learning seems to be going well. that seems to be the consensus. what do you think hasn't gone as well? if that's the good, which is everybody's doing a lot more synchronous, then what is the...
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>> you educated me. thank you. >> reporter: this seems to be a collective ignorance about the painkillers used in college football. the governing body, the ncaa, told us it does not regulate nor even keep track of the use of toridol and other painkillers on college athletes. >> if we keep track of what happens to horses in horseracing, don't we owe it to the athletes to keep track of what's going on in college sports? >> reporter: of the top 25 college football programs contacted by abc news, 16 of them refused to say whether they use toridol. only four including usc admitted they did. armen armistead says he is now fully recovered, and to prove that to nfl scouts, he played in the canadian football league where his team, toronto, won that country's version of the super bowl, and he was named to the all-star team as a rookie, all done without any toridol, a drug armistead says he would like now to see banned. >> if you can't play through the pain, maybe you should just sit out and rest and let your body
>> you educated me. thank you. >> reporter: this seems to be a collective ignorance about the painkillers used in college football. the governing body, the ncaa, told us it does not regulate nor even keep track of the use of toridol and other painkillers on college athletes. >> if we keep track of what happens to horses in horseracing, don't we owe it to the athletes to keep track of what's going on in college sports? >> reporter: of the top 25 college football programs...
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>> of course, it's all about food education. i've been trying to focus my attentions in the last seven years on tangible change, stuff that gives you a really good value, bang for your buck, and, you know, schools to me, where your kids are, 180 days of the year, often eating breakfast and lunch seems like such an incredibly powerful way to make dramatic change, not just on what the kids physically eat, but also where they can be educated about food so i mean i think there is massive things that can be done and it's not rocket science. >> what were you able to accomplish in england, for instance? >> let's be really blunt. when you go into a school situation with lots of teenagers and you change their lunch, they want their chips. they want their fries, they want their burgers, their patty, their sloppy joes. when you go in and you deconstruct it into proper food, you know and bring in nutrient based food into that situation, of course, there's uproar. when you take away their french fries, it's almost like messing with their rel
>> of course, it's all about food education. i've been trying to focus my attentions in the last seven years on tangible change, stuff that gives you a really good value, bang for your buck, and, you know, schools to me, where your kids are, 180 days of the year, often eating breakfast and lunch seems like such an incredibly powerful way to make dramatic change, not just on what the kids physically eat, but also where they can be educated about food so i mean i think there is massive...
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this week, america celebrates education week. across our country, there are great teachers, educators, and students. but in too many communities, the problems are even greater. according to experts, schools are in the midst of a crisis. truancy and absenteeism at record highs. tonight we go to one city where the crisis is will, the headwinds to strong, and the will to win is relentless. this part of our series, "the american classroom." hartford, connecticut, called the insurance capital of the world. world-class private schools to match. that's one hartford. we rode around the other. our tour guide a native son, a product of hartford public schools. >> so this is a ride-along. this is when we take people out in the community to show them kind of what we do. but normally for me, this is me doing straight engagement. >> byron: street engagement? >> yeah, so normally i would drive to the neighborhoods, find young people, engage them in conversation. >> byron: at age 49, diego lopez bears the scars of his schooling. what happened to
this week, america celebrates education week. across our country, there are great teachers, educators, and students. but in too many communities, the problems are even greater. according to experts, schools are in the midst of a crisis. truancy and absenteeism at record highs. tonight we go to one city where the crisis is will, the headwinds to strong, and the will to win is relentless. this part of our series, "the american classroom." hartford, connecticut, called the insurance...
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because education is so important to the latino community. people really want their and ha better life. and how do you help and are people really who, for instance, may have the language barrier, do they really know what questions to ask at school to help their children? and how do you help? >> that's a really important concern, because we have an after school program, we are working with a number of children from a bunch of different schools, but really the focus, we decided about five years ago that the focus really needed to be about the parents and giving them the tools so they can be champions of their kid's education. understanding the rule school system, working out, how to interact with parents and how to read, how to interact with the teachers in the school system, understand a report card, and be advocates for children and start preparing for college in first and second grade. they are thinking about and understanding what savings are and understanding what their role is to be leaders for their children. we are able to work with the
because education is so important to the latino community. people really want their and ha better life. and how do you help and are people really who, for instance, may have the language barrier, do they really know what questions to ask at school to help their children? and how do you help? >> that's a really important concern, because we have an after school program, we are working with a number of children from a bunch of different schools, but really the focus, we decided about five...
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what do you love most about being an educator? >> kids. kids. that moment you reach them in math. >> reporter: tiffany made her mark but is still considered a rarity. why do you call yourself a unicorn? >> because i'm a woman, i teach math, and i speak spanish. >> jimmy: tiffany has a diverse background, just like the student body at mps where roughly 2/3 of the students are children of color, but the majority of teachers in district are white, similar to the population of minneapolis. >> i believe i'm the only black person, or person of color on our team. >> reporter: what are some other unique challenges that you face as being one of the only black teachers in your school? >> i end up representing everyone. sometimes you feel like people are leaning on you as the resource for students of color. >> reporter: the strain of the pandemic led mps teachers to stage a strike this year. for three weeks in march, the teachers union fought for a number of reforms. greta callahan, a former kindergarten teacher, is the president of the union that represen
what do you love most about being an educator? >> kids. kids. that moment you reach them in math. >> reporter: tiffany made her mark but is still considered a rarity. why do you call yourself a unicorn? >> because i'm a woman, i teach math, and i speak spanish. >> jimmy: tiffany has a diverse background, just like the student body at mps where roughly 2/3 of the students are children of color, but the majority of teachers in district are white, similar to the population...
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thanks for educating us on this very important issue. information about everything we talked about is available for you on our website at abc7news.com/community. you can also find us on facebook at abc7news.com/community affairs. i'm cheryl jennings. we'll see you next week. bye for now. ♪ ♪ i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, ther
thanks for educating us on this very important issue. information about everything we talked about is available for you on our website at abc7news.com/community. you can also find us on facebook at abc7news.com/community affairs. i'm cheryl jennings. we'll see you next week. bye for now. ♪ ♪ i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if...
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department of education. >> internet becoming a useful tool for teachers. video sharing web site coming up with an education category focused on sharing lessons for anyone around the world. >> you tube created to share content now wants to share knowledge through a category called you you tube edu with good teachers. >> underneath lies a fierce promoter of science, one of the so called education gurus selected because she's clever at teaching science. >> so this is just silly. >> retired audience is anyone interested in science. i try to gear them to high school or college-aged students but make them accessible for anyone. >> it takes about 20 hours to research a subject before it gets posted less time as she's familiar with topics like brain freeze. >> it's focusing on bringing learners and educators nogt a global video classroom. >> we see educators teaching everything from algae bra to spanish and languages which is a good way to reach communities. >> he's another favorite, thousands of subscribers. >> like a gun, too. one, two. >> a lot of videos get ov
department of education. >> internet becoming a useful tool for teachers. video sharing web site coming up with an education category focused on sharing lessons for anyone around the world. >> you tube created to share content now wants to share knowledge through a category called you you tube edu with good teachers. >> underneath lies a fierce promoter of science, one of the so called education gurus selected because she's clever at teaching science. >> so this is just...
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>> it's a consumer education and nationwide group that distributes free educational materials in many different languages. we do training sessions where we educate different communities stow so they can train the trainers to bring back say religious or language or even educational like military vets how their numbers can manage money better and understand how to thrive in the marketplace. >> how does it work? >> on the one hand we have a hot line where consumers have been calling us for 40 years now. we give individual responses to specific problems that consumers are having with companies. we have an out reach team that does training sessions that brings financial literacy to anw them to bring back materials for their own group. we conducted one a couple weeks ago in illinois, partnering with experience. it was very special two day conference where a number of different groups got great information and had rave roovs about it. we also advocate on consumer's ice. don't have a powerful first >> now there is something called affinity fraud? >> it's terrible. when an age old scam target
>> it's a consumer education and nationwide group that distributes free educational materials in many different languages. we do training sessions where we educate different communities stow so they can train the trainers to bring back say religious or language or even educational like military vets how their numbers can manage money better and understand how to thrive in the marketplace. >> how does it work? >> on the one hand we have a hot line where consumers have been...
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the hugest slash to public education funding and we'll talk education funding and we'll talk abou i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. he worked his whole life, served his country defending our freedoms, and depends on social security. so, who would want to privatize it? corporate lawyer david harmer. harmer's social security privatization plan would cut guaranteed benefits and gamble with social security on wall street. while we worry, harmer's wall street friends would make billions in profits from privatization. david harmer. a social security privatization plan we can't afford. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. ♪ >>> good morning. at 6:29, the opening bell is about to ring on wall street to start the trading day. unemployment applications fell for the fourth time in five weeks with layoffs declines. many retailers reporting some sales gains in september with after school shopping. bath and body works and limited grands posting solid increases. the numbers give hope for positive holiday shopping season. we'll go live to the new york stock exch
the hugest slash to public education funding and we'll talk education funding and we'll talk abou i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. he worked his whole life, served his country defending our freedoms, and depends on social security. so, who would want to privatize it? corporate lawyer david harmer. harmer's social security privatization plan would cut guaranteed benefits and gamble with social security on wall street. while we worry, harmer's wall street friends would make...
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is no institute for in-person education. >> hi, boys and girls? it's miss martinez. how are you? >> teachers like marissa martinez improvised, trying anything to engage students while her 11-year-old daughter recorded her lesses, all of that while taking care of her toddler. you must be exhausted. >> i am. it's a fine line of insanity. let me tell you that much. i don't pay my baby-sitter during the day enough money i believe now. i've realized that. >> distance learning also highlighted the technology gap among students. some school districts relied on their diminishing funds and donations to quickly purchase laptops for students and devices that would give families internet access at home. >> this pandemic has made clear that wireless service should be just like water, electricity, it's a necessity. >> many students resisted online learning and acknowledged that technology cannot replace teachers. >> i felt like while i was in a classroom, i was learning a lot more. it was a lot more spontaneous and unpredictable. i could interact and talk with
is no institute for in-person education. >> hi, boys and girls? it's miss martinez. how are you? >> teachers like marissa martinez improvised, trying anything to engage students while her 11-year-old daughter recorded her lesses, all of that while taking care of her toddler. you must be exhausted. >> i am. it's a fine line of insanity. let me tell you that much. i don't pay my baby-sitter during the day enough money i believe now. i've realized that. >> distance learning...
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do i go into debt to get an education? or get minimum wage paying jobs that aren't going to give me the opportunity get an education later on? >> officials say it's necessary because of cuts in state funding to education. and another group of college students was at the state capitol today. student leaders from cal and uc davis wanted to ask lawmakers to come up with more money for higher education, pushing for progressive tax and reform of proposition 13 limiting real estate taxes saying haums went to state universities for practically nudging and are now voting to increase student fees. takes about $13,000 a year to attend a uc school. >> california facing $2 billion in spending cuts at first of the year reducing funding for public schools and a range of state services. the uc and csu systems face $100 million in cuts. public schools could reduce the school year up to seven days. the latest state budget mandated those cuts if the state ran a big enough deficit. california expected to have a $13 billion short fall next ye
do i go into debt to get an education? or get minimum wage paying jobs that aren't going to give me the opportunity get an education later on? >> officials say it's necessary because of cuts in state funding to education. and another group of college students was at the state capitol today. student leaders from cal and uc davis wanted to ask lawmakers to come up with more money for higher education, pushing for progressive tax and reform of proposition 13 limiting real estate taxes saying...
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the only increase goes to the state's higher education system. both the university of california and california state university stand to receive $200 billion each to compensate for last year's cuts and fully fund projected enrollment growth. some worry the new budget relies too much on accounting shifts and revenue assumptions. >> this budget looks at trying to solve a problem without having solved the problem. too many gimmicks, revenues that are never gonna come in. >> other areas losing out on the state's new deal include state workers getting billions cuts in compensation. among the winners in the budget are some social services like cal works, the welfare to work program and subsidized day-care both feared total elimination. no new taxes in the budget. finally a vote is expected today but there's always a clincher in the deal. it needs two-thirds majority to pass. theresa garcia, abc 7 news. >> theresa, thanks a lot. caltrain's board of directors is expected to approve a fare hike and cuts service when it meets today. the plan calls for a 7
the only increase goes to the state's higher education system. both the university of california and california state university stand to receive $200 billion each to compensate for last year's cuts and fully fund projected enrollment growth. some worry the new budget relies too much on accounting shifts and revenue assumptions. >> this budget looks at trying to solve a problem without having solved the problem. too many gimmicks, revenues that are never gonna come in. >> other...
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get a good education, get a good job. but tell that to a high school senior. >> when we talk about graduation, it gets nerve-racking, like really nerve-racking. >> reporter: graduates like mauricio and haley are getting ready to take a daunting step. what's the scariest part? >> not going into debt. and you start to wonder, is my family going to help me? is the loans going to be enough? >> reporter: with college tuition rates rising and student debt skyrocketing, the middle class is often squeezed the hardest, leaving many to wonder is paying for college an american nightmare. we took that question all the way to the top to the secretary of education, miguel cardona. you seem to be really living proof of the american dream and the power of the public education system in our country. proof that the system is working and available for anyone who works hard. >> yeah. >> reporter: do you think that is still the case today? >> i do. i really do. i still believe education is the great equalizer. i believe that in this country,
get a good education, get a good job. but tell that to a high school senior. >> when we talk about graduation, it gets nerve-racking, like really nerve-racking. >> reporter: graduates like mauricio and haley are getting ready to take a daunting step. what's the scariest part? >> not going into debt. and you start to wonder, is my family going to help me? is the loans going to be enough? >> reporter: with college tuition rates rising and student debt skyrocketing, the...
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groups like first five california have invested millions in early education. the organization says babies and toddlers need to get the right amount of growth support, especially those in underserved communities. >> very small vocabularies and with much lower success levels they end up not being able to read and dropping out of school. >> reporter: the bay area council has joined first five california in a campaign called talk, read and sing. billboards like this one will go up in june in bay area cities and appear on buses. >> we're telling that to moms all across the bay area, talk to your kid, give them words, give them numbers, just talk to them. other groups including the hillary rodham clinton are involved in the campaign. those behind the campaign says if we invest in children early, we can close the achievement gap before it ever starts. in san jose, lee an melendez, n. >> matt regan is the vice president of policy at bay area council. explain to people a little bit about what the council does. >> thank you, cheryl. >> the bay area council is an organiz
groups like first five california have invested millions in early education. the organization says babies and toddlers need to get the right amount of growth support, especially those in underserved communities. >> very small vocabularies and with much lower success levels they end up not being able to read and dropping out of school. >> reporter: the bay area council has joined first five california in a campaign called talk, read and sing. billboards like this one will go up in...
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you mention education? >> education is the most important part of all this because i feel like i kind of got the short stick. when i was bounced around, i had to change high schools and i couldn't get good grades, i couldn't really focus. i missed some of the fundamentals like math and english. i had to take all those again in college the remedial classes. >> tell us about your studies. >> i am a nursing student in august. i will be graduating in december and hopefully transferring. >> you are working for john burton's foundation? >> yes, i am. >> i know your foundation leads the fight to fix that. >> we were able to work and got $50 million in the housing bond that was passed a few years ago for transitional housing, also money in the budget for the services that go with that. you could get a place to live but if they don't have counseling or some services, where to go, what to do, it's less helpful. we were able to do that. one of the programs we do, we call it backpack to success where we go around and g
you mention education? >> education is the most important part of all this because i feel like i kind of got the short stick. when i was bounced around, i had to change high schools and i couldn't get good grades, i couldn't really focus. i missed some of the fundamentals like math and english. i had to take all those again in college the remedial classes. >> tell us about your studies. >> i am a nursing student in august. i will be graduating in december and hopefully...
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imagine what can do, a lot of kids spoke about the gap between education. we are creating that type of avenue and career path. >> and mission tech? >> mission tech, its computer repair shop that provides low prices for the community. we take donations from computer, local ceos and families might discard. we take those computers and we allow young people to refurbish them and then bring back to the shop and sell them at a low cost. >> cheryl: you take donations? >> anybody that is interested in bringing a young computer that can build from scratch, that will help a family get connected to the internet. that is how we break the digital divide. >> cheryl: mercedes i know you have incredible success stories? >> last year, we trained over 1700 women. >> cheryl: women? >> 1700, right. we have programs that run every ten weeks, we charge only $25, it's really free. but we also do workshops and identity theft on computers, learning how to do facebook, learning how to tweet. we have a number of things we're doing and as you mentioned we are now a certified site of m
imagine what can do, a lot of kids spoke about the gap between education. we are creating that type of avenue and career path. >> and mission tech? >> mission tech, its computer repair shop that provides low prices for the community. we take donations from computer, local ceos and families might discard. we take those computers and we allow young people to refurbish them and then bring back to the shop and sell them at a low cost. >> cheryl: you take donations? >>...
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our k-12 education system, the escalating costs of college education. our immigration policy makes no sense whatsoever with regard to competitiveness. >> there is widening inequality of income. that's a bad thing. but there's a good aspect of this. it's the market sending a price signal. the market is recording radically increased returns on education. they're saying at the top of their considerable lungs, stay in school. schools have to be worth staying at. one example, k-12 education. we have the shortest school year in the industrial world. we have a school year designed in the late 19th century for a ranching and farming nation. when the children were needed on the ranches and farms in the late spring and early fall. that's of limited relevance in detroit today. we ought to be in school at least another month a year. >> we're just about out of time. one more issue. david, i'll start with you. we learned that social security and medicare, from the trustees this week, that both programs are in a little worse shape than they were before we knew. we all
our k-12 education system, the escalating costs of college education. our immigration policy makes no sense whatsoever with regard to competitiveness. >> there is widening inequality of income. that's a bad thing. but there's a good aspect of this. it's the market sending a price signal. the market is recording radically increased returns on education. they're saying at the top of their considerable lungs, stay in school. schools have to be worth staying at. one example, k-12 education....
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disinvestment in higher education. they see hikes skyrocket every year, sometimes every semester, they get fewer classes pro longing dates and adding to their debt. >> no more will we allow to you make clechblg a luxury. no more will we sit by without an affordable higher education. >> the budget has been battered by the recession, forcing leaders to cut funding for years. democrats say since there is no republican support, it was the only option to balance the budget. >> i am participating in making billions of dollars in cuts today x and hated every minute of it. >> angry crowd chanted show us. show us. wanting lawmakers to back their words. using their majority votes, democrats vowed to back the tax initiative and help a plan giving a two thirds break for certain students. republicans say higher taxes are a necessary because there is money to fund education. >> we're also you know funding high speed rail when that should not be a priority. we should be focusing on ed oox after the groups left occupy education went i
disinvestment in higher education. they see hikes skyrocket every year, sometimes every semester, they get fewer classes pro longing dates and adding to their debt. >> no more will we allow to you make clechblg a luxury. no more will we sit by without an affordable higher education. >> the budget has been battered by the recession, forcing leaders to cut funding for years. democrats say since there is no republican support, it was the only option to balance the budget. >> i am...